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Friday, October 08, 2010 8:41 AM

What is Services Interoperability Framework (SIF)? In a nutshell!

Following my last post on interoperability , I received an email asking for a plain english explanation of some of the key concepts, so here goes with the first - SIF. Services Interoperability Framework (SIF) - used to be called School's Interoperability...
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Friday, October 08, 2010 5:41 AM

Education, Skills and Children's Services - Interoperability? Ouch!

The Department for Education's predecessor, DCSF, commissioned a report (PDF) to review information and data sharing within education, skills and childrens services (ESCS), with the aim of suggesting a way forward. The report makes interesting reading...
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Monday, August 02, 2010 12:56 PM

Online applications. More than just trust?

I came across what seems to be a remarkably useful online application being promoted to schools, PlannerLive . As with all online services there is a need for schools to consider questions about privacy and the transparency of the service providers business...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009 6:40 PM

Capita CS v Bromcom? ... fighting talk!

I picked up a report in the Guardian last week that Bromcom PLC are crying foul at what it sees as Capita CS' domination of the schools Management Information System (MIS) market. I remember that the Becta MIS and value for money report (PDF) in 2005...
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